
We’ll serve as main sponsor of this year’s influential and essential State of Art Academy. As well as bringing the beers for happy hour, we’ll fly over our CCO Lon Grohs. On day one at 11 AM, Lon will talk about how VR is transforming the way arch viz artists and studios work, and revolutionizing their approach to 1:1 scale. You’ll have a chance to see stunning VR imagery with six degrees of freedom, and check out exclusive live technology demos in our VR room.
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Autodesk University's first full-scale edition in Turkey will happen in Istanbul on October 4, featuring tracks on BIM, construction, engineering, design and manufacturing. Our team will be hosted on a dedicated Chaos Group booth by our exclusive distributor Penta. CG Specialist Kalina Panteleeva will be doing live demos of our latest releases for the AEC, Design and M&E industries, as well as carrying out Q&A sessions throughout the day. Everyone is welcome to come by and request a dedicated personal session on V-Ray 3.6 for 3ds Max, Maya, Revit and everything else V-Ray.
At this year’s Rhino Berlin user group, our CG Specialist Yavor Stoykov will deliver an exclusive preview of V-Ray 3.6 for Rhino. You’ll see how its new features and cutting edge technology will help you create photorealistic visualizations more quickly and easily. And you can drop by our booth, where we'll answer questions and demonstrate V-Ray.
If you are interested in the latest updates in V-Ray RT’s implementation directly in Grasshopper, Yavor will also join the Grasshopper Users Meeting on October 4.

This October, Chaos Group will touch down in Southeast Asia for four very special days dedicated to V-Ray. You’ll find out about the cutting edge features which can help you create photorealistic imagery quickly and easily, and we’ll welcome local heroes of CG imagery to show us how they approach work.
We’ll begin in Bangkok on October 5 for the SketchUp User Conference Thailand 2017, and stay over for V-Ray Day Bangkok on October 6. On October 10 award-winning artist Nguyen Manh Hung will join us in Vietnam for V-Ray Day Hanoi. We’ll finish our trip with V-Ray Day Ho Chi Minh City on October 12.
Find out more and register at the V-Ray Southeast Asia Tour Microsite.

The European leg of BILT’s global tour takes place in Aarhus, Denmark this October. Among the highlights of this three-day event is a talk from HKS’s Jorge Barrero on Thursday, October 5 from 5:00 - 6:15 PM. Jorge will discuss his work on the NFL Los Angeles Rams Stadium, and two innovative projects in the Middle East. You’ll see how visualization has become a key part of HKS’s pipeline, enabling team collaboration and productivity on complex design tasks.
Find out more and register at the BILT website.
Autodesk’s University event heads to Moscow for two days dedicated to BIM and generative design. We’ve called on Alexander Bakushkin, head of the Media and Entertainment Department at Softline Group, to give a presentation on how architects and 3D artists can work together across V-Ray for Revit and V-Ray for 3ds Max. And our Russian distributor CSD will highlight the latest V-Ray for Revit features at their booth.
The biggest names in VFX, gaming, arch viz and software will gather at this year’s Splash for two days of presentations, partying and networking. Stop by the main hall on September 9 at 3pm for a presentation by Chaos Group’s Yavor Stoikov. Yavor will reveal time-saving shortcuts in V-Ray, and show how it works seamlessly and efficiently across many platforms including 3ds Max, Maya, and NUKE. He’ll also touch on the explosive power of Phoenix FD, Chaos Group’s simulation software.
Find out more and register at the Splash 2017 website.
Chaos Group will make its Ukrainian debut with two V-Ray Days. V-Ray Architecture Day Kyiv and V-Ray VFX & Animation Day Kyiv will feature a series of extended masterclasses which cover major platforms for architecture, design, animation and VFX.
At both events, Chaos Group’s CG Specialist Kalina Panteleeva will share advanced tips and tricks on how the latest releases of V-Ray can produce renders of the highest quality in 3ds Max, SketchUp, Revit, Maya and Phoenix FD. And she’ll discuss the exciting roadmap for V-Ray products.
Find out more and register at our V-Ray Days Kiev page (in Russian).
For more than 20 years, the Animago awards and conference have been at the heart of the European visual effects industry. At this year’s event, Chaos Group is proud to sponsor the arch viz award, and present two exciting demonstrations of the future of CGI.
Our CG specialist Yana Andreeva will reveal the tips and tricks which can make V-Ray’s visuals look astoundingly photorealistic. And, in his “GTs on GTXs” presentation, Porsche AG’s Andre Matos will show how V-Ray RT and GPUs can create astonishing images of supercars — without a supercomputer.
When you aren’t having your mind blown by the presentations, don’t forget to swing by Chaos Group’s booth to meet our presenters, see the latest V-Ray features, and say hello to Qoobee, our German distributor.
Register at the conference's official page

The North American East Coast’s largest VFX and animation conference returns with a huge expo, behind-the-scenes presentations and inspiring masterclasses. On September 7, at 3 PM, Chaos Group presents a talk from Aaron Simms Creative’s Michael Pecchia and Matt Millard on how they brought Stranger Things and The Mist’s creatures from initial concept to final shots. And at 10AM Lyudmil Vanev, CG Specialist at Chaos Group, will demonstrate how V-Ray’s optimizations can supercharge your workflow and help you hit deadlines.
Find out more and register at the Effects MTL website.

One of the largest arch-viz conferences in the world returns – and this time, Chaos Group will serve as main event sponsor and co-host of the grill party on Friday evening.
Attendees won’t want to miss a remarkable Chaos-related announcement on day one at 6:45 PM, and we’ll hold a brief Q&A about the announcement at 12 noon the following day.
If that’s not enough, Dabarti’s founder Tomasz Wyszolmirski will tell us how GPU rendering has changed the way his company works.
And you’ll be able to mingle with arch viz artists and companies from around the world, and see demos of the latest software and technology.
Tickets are still available – if you’re quick - at the event's official page.

BILT touches down in Toronto this August for three days of Revit goodness. As global gold sponsor, we’ll present a talk from HKS’s Jorge Barrero on August 4 from 1.45 to 3 P.M. Using the Los Angeles Rams stadium and two innovative projects in the Middle East as case studies, Jorge will show how complex designs can be shared between multidisciplinary practices.
You can also swing by the Chaos Group booth #31 to say hi to our friendly crew, and check out the latest V-Ray innovations.
Find out more and register at the BILT website.